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Landsat 8 Helps Unveil the Coldest Place on Earth
Scientists recently recorded
the lowest temperatures on
Earth at a desolate and
remote ice plateau in East
Antarctica, trumping a
record set in 1983 and
... > full story
First Measurement Flight: Research Aircraft HALO Explores Trade Wind Clouds
Which climate effects do
clouds have? Under what
conditions do they warm or
cool the atmosphere? Today,
after more than five years
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System Developed for Assessing How Effective Species Are at Pollinating Crops
From tomatoes to pumpkins,
most fruit and vegetable
crops rely on pollination by
bees and other insect
species -- and the future of
... > full story
Rainfall to Blame for Decline in Arctic Peregrines
Rain, crucial to sustaining
life on Earth, is proving
deadly for young peregrine
falcons in Canada's Arctic,
a new study shows. ... > full story
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Arctic Cyclones More Common Than Previously Thought
December 11, 2013 — From 2000 to 2010, about 1,900 cyclones churned across the top of the world each year, leaving warm water and air in their wakes -- and melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean. That's about 40 percent ... > full story -
A Whole New Meaning to Bad Weather: Top Ten Worst Weather Places in the World
December 10, 2013 — Have you ever wondered what places on Earth experience the worst weather? A new article names the top ten places in the world that continually experience the most extreme ... > full story -
2012 Solar Storm Points Up Need for Society to Prepare
December 9, 2013 — A massive ejection of material from the sun initially traveling at over 7 million miles per hour that narrowly missed Earth last year is an event solar scientists hope will open the eyes of ... > full story -
Unique Model Simulates Electron Environment in Space at 36000 Km Above the Earth
December 9, 2013 — A spacecraft at near-Earth orbit is continuously bombarded by charged particles. Scientists have now developed a unique model that simulates electron environment in the near-Earth ... > full story -
Aquifers Suffocate When River Beds Silt Up
December 3, 2013 — In the course of the last few decades, the oxygen concentration levels in aquifers in the Swiss Plateau have dropped irregularly. Results of the National Research Programme "Sustainable Water ... > full story -
Elucidating Heavy Precipitation Events
November 29, 2013 — It is difficult to forecast heavy precipitation events accurately and reliably. The quality of these forecasts is affected by two processes whose relative importance has now been quantified. The ... > full story -
The Lingering Clouds: Why Pollution Results in Larger Storm Clouds, Colder Days, Warmer Nights
November 26, 2013 — A new study reveals how pollution causes thunderstorms to leave behind larger, deeper, longer lasting clouds. The results solve a long-standing debate and reveal how pollution plays into climate ... > full story -
Biodiversity Higher in the Tropics, but Species More Likely to Arise at Higher Latitudes
November 22, 2013 — A study of 2300 species of mammals and 6700 species of birds helps explain why there are more species in the tropics than at higher latitudes. Researchers found that while the tropics harbor more ... > full story -
Satellite Trio to Explore the Earth's Magnetic Field
November 22, 2013 — In a dense fog, a Russian Rockot rocket on 22 November 2013 cleared the launchpad of the Baikonur Cosmodrome on schedule at 13:02:15 CET. In the tip of the rocket: three identical satellites to ... > full story -
Climate Change May Disrupt Butterfly Flight Seasons
November 21, 2013 — The flight season timing of a wide variety of butterflies is responsive to temperature and could be altered by climate change, according to a new study that leverages more than a century's worth of ... > full story
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